The Fuckest Uppest
(LJ.Twitter.last.fm)
I'm Leah. I'm from Atlanta. I'm awesome.
I like: Michelle, Andrew McMahon, Brand New, Panic! at the Disco, Harry Potter, Feminism, Germany, nearly anything British, expletives, Taking Back Sunday, Literature, Say Anything, Snow Patrol, Gube, Ryden, Gabe Saporta, Nate Ruess, coffee, my cats, Doctor Who, The Hunger Games, Photoshopping weird things, SPANCER, words, FOB, and sitcoms. There are, I admit, many more. If it's a drawing, its by Ashlee. Always.
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I just got this in the mail and there’s no possible way I can go so I’m just going to cry and cry and cry
Jack’s Mannequin AND fun. The two bands I have tattoos for and of course it’s on the other side of the country!
I guess I’ll just stop whining about it and make a donation. You should too.
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With people and things I wanted to make something honest and humble. My goal was to have as many classic songs in one place as possible without over-thinking or over-doing it. As a result I think there is something refined about this album, and for that I’m truly proud. Will it be your favorite? I have no idea. Is that even my goal? not really. Do I hope you love it? of course. I am of the belief that I will be doing this for a very long time. My goal is to write and record songs until I die and put those songs onto albums in hopes that as many of them touch as many of you as is humanly possible. In a perfect world there will be serendipitous moments along the way where the right batch of songs seeps into the collective consciousness at just the right moment and people will say “that was a great record”. I love music. I spend every day of my life fighting to be near it, to create it and to bring it to the world. I am far from perfect, but I try every day to be better at what I do. When this album drops on October 4th I hope it finds it’s way to your headphones. And if it does, I hope you find music there that makes you feel something. When all is said and done that’s why we listen to music. To stir some emotion, to connect to some rarely spoken truth, or to simply tap a foot and smile. The halo affect of these last several years is finally waning and I must say It’s been a strange honor to walk this road with all of you. I have always lived out loud, but I never expected to go through so many major life changes in such a public way. I suppose if I had to do some of this over again I probably would, but that is not how this works. With that in mind, thanks for riding it out with me. It’s been a trip for sure.Andrew McMahon
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Jack’s Mannequin playing Swim last night.
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Congratulations to Andrew McMahon on six years cancer free!
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New studio video for “Amy, I”
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]This track has had 1,394 playsThere, There Katie by Jack's MannequinKatie you’re a brave girl
Courage is something I’ll need now.
‘Cause it’s been a hell of a day I’ve spent fading away
But we all fade sometimes, I believe.
And Katie its a strange world as I watch our tables get turned ‘round
You’ve got the strength that I’ve lost
Who’d have thought you’d be carrying me?And Katie, Katie I’m sorry that in your condition
The sunshine’s been missing but Katie,
Don’t believe that it isn’t there.
Oh and Katie, Katie be happy
This world can be ugly, but isn’t it beautiful?
We’re not really here, and we’re really not there. -
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]This track has had 9 playsInto the Airwaves by Jack's MannequinInto the Airwaves | Jack’s Mannequin
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I planned it for a while and when I met Andrew McMahon after my Something Corporate show last summer I asked him to write “swim” for me so that I could get it tattooed. He wrote it for me, asterisk and everything, and gave me a massive hug.
It’s a reminder for me to always keep going, no matter how hard things get. I need that reminder sometimes.
It’s extra special too because Michelle has a swim tattoo as well. We didn’t get them together, but I still feel like it’s another thing that bonds us.
